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    lived. Emily lived in a post-civil war mansion that was dilapidated‚ she was the unmarried daughter of a once very influential member of the community. At one time‚ her family had money‚ but that was no longer the case and her home disclosed this fact. Unlike the Narrator’s life‚ she was married to a well-respected physician‚ who was in good standing within their community‚ suggesting an above average income as they could afford to summer in a colonial mansion‚ even though it was somewhat rundown.

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    Within the bloods of every American flows the undeniable desire to pursuit a better life at limitless opportunities. This force leads many Americans to live up to their American Dream‚ but what else does the “American Dream” necessarily bring to the table? Throughout the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald deflects the idea that the American Dream is the universal dream to succeed a fulfilled life as he portrays it’s causes of corruption and destruction by the pursuit of wealth and materialism

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    Tim Burton Style Analysis Tim Burton is one of the most unusual and unique directors of our time. He brings characters to life by putting them in a habitat they don’t belong. His movies “Alice in Wonderland”‚ “The Corpse Bride”‚ “Charlie and the chocolate factory”‚ and “Edward Scissorhands” all demonstrate how one of a kind his movies are. Using cinematic techniques‚ Tim Burton points out the misfit character and shows how different they are then everyone else. His use of camera angles‚ lighting

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    He is feared by everyone and thought to be a danger to society‚ but he is actually a lonely and clueless and nice person. With his attitude towards every one‚ will Edward be able to convince everyone that he isn’t harmful? The movie opens up to a mansion with mysterious music going up an abandoned stair way with dirt and spider webs‚ trumpets and a choir to suit the scene. Tim Burton uses music and sounds to create a tone of anxiety or scared because the music makes it seem like something is going

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    Act 11 Characters Asian Mother Asian Son Joseph Mary Wise Man1 Wise Man 2 Wise Man 3 Narrator: It was too late. The water broke‚ and Mary was going into labor. The Asian mother appeared inside the barn just in time and spotted the Mo-pad on the inside of the barn wall. Asian Mother: Push‚ honey‚ push. Narrator: Mary pushed and screamed and pushed. Asian mother: Before you push‚ take a deep breath and then push. Narrator: Mary took a deep breath and pushed as hard as she could. Finally‚ the baby

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    storyline is rather plateau. The characters (like in a typical country house novel) sit around all day in a big mansion in the countryside of England‚ eat‚ drink‚ and discuss about life‚ love‚ history‚ art‚ literature and philosophy. The protagonist – Denis Stone‚ a young poet‚ mostly from whose point of view the story is told‚ comes to spend his summer holidays at his friend’s countryside’s mansion in England‚ where other artists and aristocrats have gathered. Though not to make the story boring‚ A.Huxley

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    that are paying 15 thousand dollars a month living in colossal mansions. Even though his house is a lot smaller‚ it still blends in like his personality. People tend to trust him because he is honest. But sometimes he is curious about the people around him. The story is told on the way he sees things. Everything revolves around him without actually involving him. Daisy and Tom Buchanan lives in a fairly large Georgian colonial mansion that is situated on east egg. The house is spacious‚ like their

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    Roderick Usher’s call‚ the narrator approaches the house and feels a “sense of insufferable gloom”(308) as he stares at the Usher mansion. This feeling of unrest in the narrator is caused by the state of the surroundings and the same eeriness will be reflected later on in the story. As the narrator reunites with Roderick Usher and begins to realize why he was called to the mansion the narrator begins

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    farmer to obsessed‚ narcissistic landowner who then destroys himself and his legacy. Consumed with building a mansion as a monument to him‚ Vaark loses his path and his moral clarity and transforms into an amoral consumer just like D’Ortega. His pursuit of material wealth leads to his death and causes great suffering for those he loves. While Vaark justifies building his opulent mansion with self-perceived superiority over D’Ortega‚ he forgets to consider how this reflects his own moral character

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    dreams and then getting called to fight in World War I. Gatsby tells Jordan (Nick’s girlfriend) to try and convince Nick to invite Daisy over to his house for lunch. Gatsby’s plans was to get her to Nick’s house so that he could show her his huge mansion‚ knowing that she would be blinded by all the rich and high class of Jay. After lunch with Daisy‚ Jay was certain that he was winning her back over. According to Nick Daisy and Tom are insulated by wealth and the mores of restraint and gesture (Bloom’s

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